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League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Robert Marzano Biography Excerpt: A leading researcher, author and speaker in education, his work focuses on instruction, assessment, effective leadership and school based interventions to improve student learning.

Area of Study: instruction, assessment, leadership and student learning.

The Key To Student Learning: the teacher has the greatest impact on student success; time on task is a critical component of achievement.

Douglas Reeves Biography Excerpt: Dr. Reeves is one of educations most respected experts in the field of assessments and standards. His work has had a major influence on improving student achievement, closing the gap in education for disadvantaged youth, and educational equity.

Area of Study: assessment and evaluation, standards-based educations, student achievement, and educational equity.

The Key To Student Learning: omit toxic grading practices, including the zero; focus on students submitting their work; it is up to the professionals in our schools to ensure that every student is successful; curriculum must be viable and guaranteed.

Thomas Guskey Biography Excerpt: Dr. Guskey has served on the Policy Research Team of the National Standards for Staff Development in the United States. His work and presentations have been influential in the field of assessment in education.

Area of Study: staff development , assessment, and leadership.

The Key To Student Learning: how to grade and report student learning in terms of pre-defined standards; as a best practice, students performance is compared and then graded, based on clearly stated performance descriptors.

Richard Stiggins Biography Excerpt: Dr. Stiggins is a noted professor, author and speaker who helps teachers and school leaders use assessment to improve student learning and develop confident and motivated life-long learners.

Area of Study: assessment and evaluation.

The Key To Student Learning: well designed assessments are of critical formative value in the classroom; teachers need to be assessing for, as and of learning; the teacher use of formative assessments can provide a practical and efficient means to make their teaching better and to help all of their students learn better.

Todd Whitaker

Biography Excerpt: Professor Whitaker works in the area of educational leadership. His research on effective teachers and principals has led to numerous articles, books and presentations. He has used practical experience and research to explore dealing with difficult parents and teachers, staff motivation, and teacher and principal leadership.

Area of Study: educational leadership, effective teachers and principals, dealing with difficult parents and teachers, and staff motivation.

The Key To Student Learning: a) The difference between more effective principals and their less effective colleagues is not what they know. It is what they do. b) It is the quality of the teacher that determines the perception of the quality of the school, and the outcomes for the students. There is no magic bullet/program. c) Great teachers know who the variable is in the classroom: They are.

John Mighton Biography Excerpt: Dr. Mighton is the founder of the JUMP (Junior Undiscovered Math Prodigies) Non-Profit Organization based in Toronto.